by Dr. Jeanne King

Battered mothers tell me about the rage they harbor over their perpetrators use of the system to batter them. And when I ask if it is anything like what was felt when beaten verbally, emotionally or physically, they usually say, “no.” “It’s not at all like that,” they claim.

In fact, they tell me that anger is not what is felt. It is fear…violation…and severe emotional pain. I believe this is exactly what would be expected in the moment of an altercation when you are a victim of domestic violence.

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